Watch live: The AFL's chairman and CEO are speaking after the league removed Barry Cable from its hall of fame.
The decision was made at a commission meeting on Tuesday ahead of Tuesday night’s hall of fame dinner, and comes after a ruling made by Judge Mark Herron in the District Court of Western Australia earlier this month that Cable had repeatedly sexually assaulted a girl during his playing career. The judge also found there was compelling evidence Cable also abused other children.
In a statement, Goyder said the commission had considered the matter at the earliest opportunity on Tuesday, after he had asked the AFL executive to write to Cable last week for any response Cable was prepared to provide the hall of fame committee and the AFL Commission regarding the ruling.Barry Cable has been removed from the hall of fame.
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